2023-08-18 18:24:11
American “intrusion”
North Korea launches fighter jets
It was a response from Pyongyang to the “intrusion” the day before of an American spy plane in its airspace.
PostedAugust 18, 2023, 8:24 PM
North Korean MiG-29 fighter jets.
North Korea’s military said on Friday it had launched fighter jets in response to what it described as the “intrusion” of a US spy plane into its airspace the day before.
The American aircraft passed Thursday morning off a North Korean economic zone in the east of the country, a military spokesman said in a statement published by the North Korean agency KCNA. The army “quickly ordered” its fighter jets to “make an emergency exit towards the airspace intruded by the American strategic reconnaissance aircraft and to remain in a state of readiness. ‘alert,’ the statement said.
“Dangerous military provocation”
The spokesman spoke of a “dangerous military provocation” American and warned that the North Korean army “would not hesitate to take all countermeasures to defend the sovereignty” of the country.
Last month, North Korea threatened toshoot down US surveillance planes who would violate its airspace, accusing Washington of “intensified espionage activities”, exceeding what would be done “in time of war”.
This new incident comes as the leaders of the United States, Japan and South Korea are gathered at the summit at Camp David. They must agree on a plan for military exercises spread over several years and commit to consulting during periods of crisis, said Jake Sullivan, the White House national security adviser.
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